So Many Changes... So Few Blog Posts

Well, we truly can't believe how fast time can go by. It has been nearly a month since we last updated you (which we apologize for), and there seems to be changes in the babies almost daily. The babies will be 4 months old this Wednesday, and we have lots of updates for you all, with plenty of pictures as well.

Nearly 4 months old now.
All three are continuing to grow at a healthy rate. Daniel is still our big boy weighing in at 15 lbs, 8 oz. But Braden has become our best eater, and is closing the gap between him and his brother. He is now 14 lbs. 11 oz. And Kayla is still our small one weighing 10 lbs, 10 oz.

Some of the best news that we can share with you is that both boys are now sleeping through the night! One night, both of them decided to sleep for 7 hours straight, and when Julie & I woke up in the morning we almost panicked, thinking something was wrong, but when we checked on them, they were happily sleeping away. Kayla, being smaller, still wakes up, but only once per night. For a while, we had forgotten what a good night sleep felt like, since for 3 months we only got about 2 to 3 hours at a time. It is great to think that waking up in the night is almost behind us . Because of the boys sleeping so well, we are now putting the boys in their cribs for the night. This was difficult for us to move them away from us for the night, but it was a change that we needed to make. After all, they were on the verge of outgrowing the ability to sleep in the same Pack & Play. Here are the babies in their cribs:

Kayla, Braden & Daniel sleeping in their cribs.

In other news, we have started taking the babies to church. And as expected, it was quite the ordeal. I'll just say that the first time we attempted this, we had to start preparing on Saturday night, loading the car with the stroller and the diaper bags (yes that was plural). And on Sunday morning, it took no less than 4 adults to get them all ready.

First trip to church.

We also had a wonderful surprise visit from Uncle Dave last weekend. He came and spent the night with us and helped Julie take care of the babies all the next day. It was great to see him bonding with his niece and nephews. He even gave each one of them their first piano lesson:

Kayla, Braden & Daniel with Uncle Dave

We also got the babies all dressed up for Easter Sunday. Getting them to church was again, quite the ordeal, but we made it with some help from Grandma & Grandpa. We took the time to get another family picture, as well as a few others.

Family Picture

The babies together and with Grandma & Grandpa.


Here are some other pictures from the last few weeks:

All three in their Sleep Sacks. They kept the babies so warm on cold nights.


A rare treat: taking a nap in Mommy & Daddy's bed.


Braden has begun sucking his thumb, which we love, since he now has a built in pacifier.


Three more smiles from Kayla, Braden & Daniel.


And finally, Kayla & Braden sleeping peacefully.